Vol. 9, No. 67 Locals say DOE to pick up final two-year option with Paducah prime Four Rivers
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Plutonium Pit Production
Savannah River’s first plutonium pit mission: half the cores for new Navy warhead
The Savannah River Site in South Carolina will produce at least half the plutonium pits for the Navy’s W93 warhead after the facility opens next decade, a federal official said Wednesday. “We don’t think we can get that facility up in time to do all of the… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning […]
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Nuclear Weapons & Stockpile
Sea-launched cruise missile is NNSA unfunded priority; warhead other than W80-4 possible
The National Nuclear Security Administration seeks $70 million for a sea-launched cruise missile warhead for fiscal year 2025 as part of the agency’s list of unfunded priorities, a lawmaker said Wednesday. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm acknowledged at… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Capito critical of Hanson in hearing for renomination to NRC
Sen. Shelley Capito (R-W.Va.) brought a list of old grievances to NRC Chair Christopher Hanson’s renomination hearing on Wednesday, setting the stage for a contentious process with time running short. Hanson’s term runs through June 30, and his quickest road… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as […]
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Contracts & Procurement
SMSI sold to Bernhard Capital Partners
Strategic Management Solutions, a small contractor for the Department of Energy and its National Nuclear Security Administration, has been acquired by a Louisiana-based private equity management firm led by a former Shaw Group executive. The purchase of Strategic… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in as a subscriber […]
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High-Level & Tank Waste
DOE approves supersized SDU-9 for operation at Savannah River
The Department of Energy has approved its latest jumbo-sized saltstone disposal unit for operation at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, the agency said Tuesday. Saltstone Disposal Unit 9 (SDU 9) is the fourth such mega unit built at Savannah River to hold… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must […]
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News & Analysis
Correction
The story “Final plaintiff settles Oak Ridge National Lab COVID vax case” [Weapons Complex Morning Briefing, April, 17, 2024] should have said Jessica Bilyeu is a current employee of UT-Battelle and her husband Jeffrey Bilyeu’s request for a religious accommodation was approved.